Tethya mortoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tethyida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Parazoa Phylum: Porifera Classis: Demospongiae Subclassis: Heteroscleromorpha Ordo: Tethyida

Familia: Tethyidae
Genus: Tethya
Species: Tethya mortoni

Name

Tethya mortoni Bergquist & Kelly-Borges, 1991: 46

• Holotype: AM Z5073.
• Type locality: “Cornwallis Beach, Manukau Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand, 174º36’E, 37º01’S, 0-0.5m”.

References

Primary references

• Bergquist, P.R. & Kelly-Borges, M. 1991. An evaluation of the genus Tethya (Porifera: Demospongiae: Hadromerida) with descriptions of new species from the Southwest Pacific. The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 8(1): 37–72. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Tethya mortoni in the World Register of Marine Species